tytë

See also: tyte

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tytə]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *tūtā, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell; crowd; be strong”), also forming a doublet of tul and tëtanë (possibly).

Noun

tytë f (plural tyta, definite tyta, definite plural tytat)

1. pipe, tube, barrel
2. empty place, desert

   Synonyms: shkretëtirë, repë

Declension

Declension of tytë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	tytë	tyta	tyta	tytat
accusative			tytën
dative	tyte	tytave	tytës	tytavet
ablative		tytash

Etymology 2

From tytë, most likely before the development of the tube sense.

Adjective

tytë (feminine tyta)

1. empty, unnecessary, futile